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Pervis Ellison, an Uncommon card
Pervis Ellison is an American former National Basketball Association player.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 23
- Power
- 82
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 82 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Pervis Ellison quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pervis Ellison card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992.
Answer
professional. His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992. From the Pervis Ellison article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the ____ NBA Draft.
Answer
1980s. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. From the Pervis Ellison article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Poached egg. Poached egg 110,000 · Pervis Ellison 46,000 · Urooj Mumtaz 35,000 · Jamui Assembly constituency 28,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft.
- His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pervis Ellison article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 23: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get Pervis Ellison
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pervis Ellison (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Steve McGill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
